Work to start on golf course events center

COLFAX — The proposed Golf Course events center could be under construction this month.

During a City Council meeting last month, events center spokesman Al Kirkpatrick said Dalco Construction is ready to begin work in June.

In 2021, the estimated price of the project was $165,000-$180,000.

The estimated price as of this year is at $300,000-plus to get the building erected.

“We may need more fundraising to finish the interior,” Kirkpatrick said.

In addition, Palouse River Rock is working on site preparation and digging a hole for the septic tank, he said.

Paulson Plumbing will be donating labor on the project, and Harrison Electric will be handling power-related work, Kirkpatrick said.

Jamie Warwick has volunteered to work on cabinetry on the 200-capacity, 50-foot by 90-foot pole building.

“The idea is to provide an events facility for celebrations of life weddings, family reunions, class, birthdays, anniversaries, retirements ... all those kinds of special events,” Kirkpatrick said.

More than $300,000 has been donated for the facility.

In 2019, the Men’s Golf Club received $70,000 for the project from county commissioners, he said. Commissioners anted up another $79,000 in April of this year.

The project also

received $120,000 in donated funds from individuals and related businesses. Some of the major contributors include Colfax Body Repair, Empire Disposal, Tick Klock drug store, Jones Truck and Implement, and Kincaid Real Estate.

The Men’s Club and Golf Course Foundation contributed another $60,000.

There were also several other contributors who donated on a smaller scales.

Including SNL Rentals, Pomeroy Grain Growers, Rolling Hills Eye Care, Almota Elevator, Ace Hardware, Kirkpatrick utgaard and Perry, Jon Webber Accounting, Thrifty Grandmothers, Home sweet home treats, McGuire Dewulf Kragt and Johnson, Bank Northwest, Farm Credit, Pioneer Insurance, and Inland Empire Milling.

Kirkpatrick appeared at the City Council meeting to see if the city of Colfax could contribute by waiving permit fee requirements.

Private donations added up to about $125,000.